Global Field Entry #5

In France, race is a bit of a complex issue. After World War II waves of people came from many different countries likes North Africa, South-east Asia, and Southern Europe. While today majority of the people in France are believed to be of the Celtic, there are also many more different ethnic groups indifferent areas of France, such as the northwestern part of Frances individuals have Scandinavian roots, and the Southeastern people are traced back to Ligurians. With all of these different races and ethnicities coming into France they started to adopt a sort of "color-blind" model for their policies and its criteria. This model restricts any policies based on race, with France wanting to treat all of their citizens equally, no matter their race or ethnicity. This model allows for policies to be guided by geographic and socioeconomic factors instead of racially motivated or minority addressed policies. In France, as said race can be a sticky situation and in 2018 the word "Race" was removed from the constitution voted for by the National Assembly, saying that the word is outdated. The color-blind model on policies has had a different effect of people than originally thought, in a poll conducted in Seine-Saint-Denis over 80% of people said that race or ethnicity contributed to the discrimination they face in policies or when trying to find employment. Many people in Fance believe that while there are a lot of anti-discrimation laws, there is no concrete racial or ethnical data, and without that data it is very difficult to see progress or to even identify problem areas. Many studies conducted in France show colorism towards African and North African people, for example a study done regarding French employment (no official date for the study) showed that applicants with African or North African names were not called back for interviews unlike the applicants with French names. As well as a study showing that African and North African people were far more likely to be stopped and searched by the police in France.